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Lady Bird Johnson: Walk away from...

Lady Bird Johnson: Walk away from...

Walk away from it until you're stronger. All your problems will be there when you get back, but you'll be better able...

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Dinah Shore: I earn and...

Dinah Shore: I earn and...

I earn and pay my own way as a great many women do today. Why should unmarried women be discriminated against --...

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Susan Sarandon: A guy'll listen...

Susan Sarandon: A guy'll listen...

A guy'll listen to anything if he thinks it's foreplay.

Source: Film: 'Bull...

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Helen Hayes: Everybody starts at...

Helen Hayes: Everybody starts at...

Everybody starts at the top, and then has the problem of staying there. Lasting accomplishment, however, is still...

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Katharine Hepburn: Life can be...

Katharine Hepburn: Life can be...

Life can be wildly tragic at times, and I've had my share. But whatever happens to you, you have to keep a slightly...

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Whoopi Goldberg: [S]omehow we are...

Whoopi Goldberg: [S]omehow we are...

[S]omehow we are supposed to be credits to our race. The mere fact that I'm still around makes me a credit to my race,...

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Lily Tomlin: Reality is the...

Lily Tomlin: Reality is the...

Reality is the crutch for people who can't cope with drugs.

Source: In The Ultimate...

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Liv Ullmann: I am learning...

Liv Ullmann: I am learning...

I am learning that if I just go on accepting the framework for life that others have given me, if I fail to make my...

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Bessie Smith: It's a long...

Bessie Smith: It's a long...

It's a long old road, but I know I'm gonna find the end.

Source: Long OId Road,...

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Joan Rivers: Your anger can...

Joan Rivers: Your anger can...

Your anger can be 49 % and your comedy 51 %, and you're okay. If the anger is 51 %, the comedy is...

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Jackie Moms Mabley: Life is like...

Jackie Moms Mabley: Life is like...

Life is like a game of poker: If you don't put any in the pot, there won't be any to take...

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Gracie Allen: The Senate is...

Gracie Allen: The Senate is...

The Senate is the only show in the world where the cash customers have to sit in the...

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Lucille Ball: Use a make-up...

Lucille Ball: Use a make-up...

Use a make-up table with everything close at hand and don't rush; otherwise you'll look like a patchwork...

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Judy Collins: When inspiration does...

Judy Collins: When inspiration does...

When inspiration does not come, I go for a walk, go to the movie, talk to a friend, let go . . . The muse is bound to...

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Joan Baez: Good morning, children...

Joan Baez: Good morning, children...

Good morning, children of the 80s. This is your Woodstock, and it's long overdue.

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Betty Carter: If it wasn't...

Betty Carter: If it wasn't...

If it wasn't for [pimps, prostitutes, hustlers, gangsters, and gamblers] there wouldn't be no jazz! They supported the...

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Anna Pavlova: What exactly is...

Anna Pavlova: What exactly is...

What exactly is success? For me it is to be found not in applause, but in the satisfaction of feeling that one is...

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Judith Jamison: Dance is about...

Judith Jamison: Dance is about...

Dance is about never-ending aspiration.

Source: Dancing Spirit, 1993.
-- Judith...

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Anne Spencer: I proudly love...

Anne Spencer: I proudly love...

I proudly love being a Negro woman -- it's so involved and interesting.

Source:...

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Susan Griffin: One can find...

Susan Griffin: One can find...

One can find traces of every life in each life.

Source: In Words of Women...

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